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Ultra said:

I suspect Trump with his Russian cohorts probably hacked the electoral system.
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Ultra said:

Don't forget, Putin has met with Dalai Lama even after China protested it. ...

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Jura said:

LOL from

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oh I almost forgot LOL! you guys moved to a withdrawal of California from the Union etc.
have fun but I
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bd popeye said:

So...one of my ancestors on my mom's side was Ambrose P. Hill a Confederate General during the Civil war. That's history and it cannot be changed.

Jefferson and John Quincy Adams were slave owners. However both fought to end slavery in their home state of Virginia. You have to dig into history to find out the truth.

Betcha did not learn this in school..

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Racism in America Has Only Gotten Worse Since Trump's Victory
A sampling of the hatred reported in three days of Trump's America.

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Blackstone said:

It's way too early to say what President Trump will or wouldn't do. But history shows populist politicians tend to deliver on their most important promises to the base supporters. In Trump's case, it means a wall along the Mexico border, one impressive enough for him to pass off on his base as "a beautiful wall." His administration can also withhold some financial aid for Mexico and pass that off as Mexico paying for the wall.

Other must-deliver populist items are making it harder for US multinational corporations to build factories in foreign countries, and repeal/reform of Obama Care. I think passable forms of all of them will be attempted, with great fanfare. There's no end of social, political, and accounting tricks Team Trump could employ to appease Donald Trump's base supporters. But appease them he must, or they'll turn on him.

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Blackstone said:

It's way too early to say what President Trump will or wouldn't do. But history shows populist politicians tend to deliver on their most important promises to the base supporters. In Trump's case, it means a wall along the Mexico border, one impressive enough for him to pass off on his base as "a beautiful wall." His administration can also withhold some financial aid for Mexico and pass that off as Mexico paying for the wall.

Other must-deliver populist items are making it harder for US multinational corporations to build factories in foreign countries, and repeal/reform of Obama Care. I think passable forms of all of them will be attempted, with great fanfare. There's no end of social, political, and accounting tricks Team Trump could employ to appease Donald Trump's base supporters. But appease them he must, or they'll turn on him.

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Jura said:

Jura said:

let me put here the claim made today by

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of, in short, Russian economy at the bottom now, going to grow from now, not going down anymore (the last paragraph in

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and also four figures; as of now:

1. US$/Ruble=70
2. FX reserves of Russia are $363b
3. EUR/Ruble=80
4. oil is $44/barrel

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the above post is dated
Aug 25, 2015
so I think it's time for a little update:

last week the same

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told ТАСС

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(in addition to tragicomic predictions) about preparations of a "stress scenario", and today:

1. US$/Ruble approaching 85
2. FX reserves of Russia are $368b (five-years minimum officially announced today:
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   so I obviously put a wrong number there last summer
   
3. EUR/Ruble around 90 (was 93 during the day:
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   is the link to online reporting)
   
4. oil is $28/barrel

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